Argunet Debates

A reason in one situation tells us nothing about the same reason in other situations, therefore we can never know if there are general contributory principles.

1. A reason in one situation (or several situations) tells us nothing about the same reason in different situations.
2. We can never know all possible situations in which a reason might be relevant.
3. Everything we can know about a particular reason, we learn in situations, in which these reasons are relevant.
4. We cannot know if and how relevant a reason ist in all possible situations.
5. Iff for all cases in which F is used as some reason, a) F is some reason to do something, rather than not to do it, or b) F is some reason not to do it, rather than to do it, then in a) "To cause F is a good thing to do" and in b) "To cause F is a bad thing to do" is a contributory principle.
6. We cannot know which general statements are true contributory principles.
7. If we cannot know which principles belong to morality, morality cannot be a system of contributory moral principles.
8. Morality cannot be a system of contributory moral principles.